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Radio Production Technical

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is Editing?
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Above 20kHz

2. What is Mixing?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
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Cycles per second
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.

3. What is SPL
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Muting sounds above peak

4. What is Limiting?
Muting sounds above peak
Above 20kHz
Decibels (dB).
Below 20Hz

5. How does a Condenser Mic work?
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Middle frequency sound speaker

6. What is Compression?
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques

7. What is Mixing?
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
S sounds - sounds that hiss

8. What is a Shock Mount for?
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Muting sounds above peak
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.

9. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Cycles per second
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Making the sounds more usable.
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

10. What is SPL
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Low frequency sound speaker
In order to get a new perspective on the project

11. What does a Sound Wave look like?
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
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Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

12. What is Editing?
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Sending the sound where you want it to go

13. What is Infrasonic?
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Below 20Hz
Low frequency sound speaker
Muting sounds above peak

14. What is Mixing?
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

15. What is the Midrange?
Muting sounds above peak
Low frequency sound speaker
Middle frequency sound speaker
Business

16. What is a Cycle
High frequency sound speaker
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up

17. What is Sonic Panorama?
Muting sounds above peak
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo

18. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Middle frequency sound speaker
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Federal Communications Commission

19. What is the FCC and what does it do for radio stations.
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

20. What is frequency?
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Middle frequency sound speaker
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Decibels (dB).

21. What is a Tweeter?
Below 20Hz
High frequency sound speaker
Muting sounds above peak
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

22. What are the parts of a Sound Wave
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Making the sounds more usable.
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Low frequency sound speaker

23. What is sound measured in?
Decibels (dB).
Above 20kHz
Making the sounds more usable.
S sounds - sounds that hiss

24. What is Expansion?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Decibels (dB).
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.

25. What is Recording?
Making the sounds more usable.
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Federal Communications Commission
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

26. What is ultrasonic?
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Low frequency sound speaker
Above 20kHz

27. What is Routing?
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Muting sounds above peak
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Sending the sound where you want it to go

28. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Federal Communications Commission
Cycles per second
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

29. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)

30. What is Gating?
Decibels (dB).
Below 20Hz
Making the sounds more usable.
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

31. What is a Cycle
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up

32. What is Nondestructive Recording?
Making the sounds more usable.
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Decibels (dB).

33. What is Destructive Recording?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Above 20kHz

34. C of O's Station ID
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Business
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

35. What is Sibilance?
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

36. What are Plosives?
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Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

37. What is Expansion?
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.

38. What are the parts of a Sound Wave
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Low frequency sound speaker
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom

39. What are Plosives?
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

40. What is Mastering?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

41. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

42. What is a transducer?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

43. What is Amplification?
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Making the sounds more usable.
S sounds - sounds that hiss
High frequency sound speaker

44. What is Gating?
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Federal Communications Commission
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
In order to get a new perspective on the project

45. What is Mastering?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Cycles per second
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Making the sounds more usable.

46. What is Limiting?
Federal Communications Commission
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Muting sounds above peak
Federal Communications Commission

47. What is Amplitude?
From the peak to the trough
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

48. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Low frequency sound speaker
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

49. What is a transducer?
Muting sounds above peak
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

50. What are the four dynamic processes?
Making the sounds more usable.
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Middle frequency sound speaker